UNSPSC 85715531: Revision of drainage device in cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0RW500Z

UNSPSC 85715531 Revision of drainage device in cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with that clinical scope. The posting record includes solicitations for independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical procedure carve-out networks, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which describe revision of spinal drainage devices or neurosurgical intervention. State and local procurement systems appear to have misapplied this clinical procedure code to broader health service procurement, suggesting either a classification error in the underlying tagging or use of the code as a catch-all for health-related contracting activity outside its intended scope.

The recent opportunities span multiple jurisdictions and issuing-body types: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic distribution includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara's multiple-award pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the mismatch between the code's clinical procedure title and the actual health service buying activity, this code shows little relevant procurement opportunity for firms targeting spinal surgery-related contracting.